The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-04-23

Orphans Court.-The following business was
transacted by the Orphans Court for Baltimore
county for week ending April 2lst, 1887:
ordered that the inventory of the personal es-
tate OF Francis S. Corkran, returned by Mary
Il. Corkran, his executrix, be accepted.
Ordered that Beese Davis, formerly, Bellese
Uhrlaub, guardian to Otto Uhrlaub, cause to be
transferred to said orphan in his own proper
name the following stocks: Philadelphia city
stocks, Maryland Defense Loan, Baltimore city
water works, Baltimore city stock.
Letters testamentary were granted to John M.
I. Fishpaw, ON the estate of Lewis Fishpaw and
that the said executor give the notice as required
by law to creditors.
Ordered that the first account of Caroline Gieske
as Administrative of VIM. Gieske, be passed.
Ordered that the sale of the leasehold estate of
Henry Kornmann, made by F. e. Kronmann, the
administrative, be ratified and confirmed, unless
cause be shown to the contrary before the 10th
day of May, 1887.
Letters of administration were granted to j.
W. Bull, on the estate of Charles Keys and he
was ordered to give the notice as required by law
to creditors.
Letters of administration were granted to Henry
Kirser on the estate of Josephine Kirser.
Ordered that Thomas G. Rutedge, administra-
tor of VIM. Ruhl Of j., execute a release of mort
gage from Peter X. Baker and wife to VIM. Ruhl
of j., in Liber J. B., No. SO, folio 275, &c.
James knight, made by M. W. Ofutt, the admin
istrator, be ratified and confirmed, unless cause be
shown to the contrary on or before the 10th day
of May, 1887.
In the matter of the estate of VIM. W. Boyer,
ordered that H. F. Goring be authorized to sell by
public or private sale lot of ground on the south
side of Orleans street. Baltimore city.
Letters testamentary were granted to Marshal
McCauley on the estate of Samuel N. France and
that the executor give the notice as required by
law creditors
Letters testamentary were granted to Winfield
Shepherd, on the estate of Josiah Shepherd and
the executor was ordered to give the notice as
required by law to creditors.
Ordered that the inventory of the personal estate
of August Wirsing as returned by Fredericka Wir-
sing, his executriX, be accepted.
Letters testamentary were granted to James e..
Lindsay, on the estate of David S. Cuttings and
tbsl the executor give the notice as required by
law % creditors.
Ordered that the first account of John G. Rogers,
administrator of VIM. J. Frost be passed and that
he sell ana cause to be transferred the books of
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, 2 shares
of the perferred stock that was assigned to VIM.
J. Frost.
Letters tcstamentary were granted to John II.
Ruby, on the estate of Henry Ruby.
Rockdale, I'd District.-Our farmers are not
"making hay" but ploughing and seeding most
diligently while the sun shines. Some of them
who planted potatoes before our last cold snap
started an Investigation few days since to deter
mine the effect of the fall in temperature upon
their buried hopes, alias potatoes, and found that
it had no tendency to bring them to light They
were placidy reposing whore they had been placed,
evidently waiting seasonable time to come forth.
Some of the crops were sufficiently advanced to be
hurt by the freeze We noticed during recent
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injured, some places in the fields being almost
bare. With a favorable spring, however, the re-
mainder will no doubt atone in quality for the loss
in quantity.
The patrons of school No. s, district 2, awaken
ing to the seriousness of the fact that the school
house is slowly but surely sinking out of sight,
either on account of some mysterious attraction on
the other side of the earth that it is situated in
a swampy basin which would be the delight of
puddle ducks in all except very dry seasons, held
meeting and appointed committee to wait upon
the School Board and present the facts to them.
The wretched sanitary condition of the location
and building is fully established by the facts OF
entire want of drainage of the former, and, al
though the latter cannot now be seen under with
out removing the floor, the assertions of former
pupils who, before the house settled, made expor-
ing expeditions in that at present unknown region,
to the effect that water standing there in pools,
sounds plausible when we learn good authority
of desks and books covered with mildew during
the vacation, and that each morning the first in
conner is met by the cold, damp, vault-like air
which distinguishes places over stagnant water.
Can it DO possible that even with the best care
under the circumstances children can spend six
hours daily for ten school months in the year in
such place without some deleteri0us effect on
their health An esteemed teacher some years
ago dismissed the scholars of this school for the
Christmas holidays, went home and never return
ed. Could the typhoid fever from which she died
have been rendered more severe by the condition
OF the school house? 1t seems to US that these are
serious questions IKE.